Concentration-consecrated

[Tony Stillman]

Keith:

Actually, pyro is NOT allowed on any AMA airplane.....

----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Hoard" <khoard at midsouth.rr.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 12:09 PM
Subject: Re: Concentration-consecrated


>     I guess there's nothing in the AMA Pattern rules about putting
> explosives in your aircraft. . . . .however the new office of Homeland
> Security may have a thing or two to say about it!!
>
>
>
> Keith L. Hoard
> Cordova, TN
> khoard at midsouth.rr.com
>
> Today President Bush announced that all this time he's been misprouncing
the
> word "Iraq." He said it's actually pronounced "Syria."
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Ferrell" <johnferrell at earthlink.net>
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 12:03 PM
> Subject: Re: Concentration-consecrated
>
>
> > I just put out the annual safety article in our club's newsletter so I
am
> > pretty sensitive to this issue at the moment.
> >
> > Take a step back and think a little further. Would it not be a better
idea
> > to self destruct fly aways?
> > Eric's disaster could have been a whole lot worse...
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Keith Hoard" <khoard at midsouth.rr.com>
> > To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 12:01 PM
> > Subject: Re: Concentration-consecrated
> >
> >
> > >     Could you use a Futaba PA-2 autopilot device in conjunction with
the
> > PCM
> > > lockout?  The way I understand the autopilot device works, it gets
input
> > > from a receiver channel to determine the amount of authority (0% to
> 100%)
> > > over the aileron and elevator channels.  During normal flight, that
> > channel
> > > would give the PA-2 0% authority, basically turning itself off and
> > allowing
> > > you full control of all flight controls.  However, if the receiver
goes
> > into
> > > lockout, program the input channel to put the PA-2 into 100% authority
> to
> > > level the wings and nose, as well as put the throttle to idle, gear
up,
> > > center rudder, ect.  I read a review about this device and it can be
> > pretty
> > > aggressive recovering your plane to level flight, especially from a
nose
> > > down attitude.  However, I think that would be better than the
> > alternative.
> > >     I know this wouldn't help if the battery gets disconnected, but we
> had
> > a
> > > kid show up at the field last weekend with a park flyer on channel 50.
> He
> > > wasn't a member and just thought he could turn on his Tx and launch
his
> > > plane.  Luckily nobody was on Channel 50 and he was caught and the
rules
> > > explained to him.
> > >     Obviously you would have to remove or disconnect this device for
> > > contests, but if this $50 thing can save a $1500 pattern plane during
a
> > > practice session then it may be worth investigating.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Keith L. Hoard
> > > Cordova, TN
> > > khoard at midsouth.rr.com
> >
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